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An Foras Áiseanna Saothair ( Irish pronunciation: [ənˠ ˈfˠɔɾˠəsˠ ˈaːʃən̪ˠə ˈsˠiːhəɾʲ] ), referred to in English as the Training and Employment Authority and commonly known as FÁS ( IPA: [fˠaːsˠ] ), was a state agency in Ireland with responsibility for assisting those seeking employment. It was established in January ...
SOLAS ( Irish: An tSeirbhís Oideachais Leanúnaigh agus Scileanna, lit. 'Further Education and Skills Service') is a state agency in Ireland. SOLAS was established on October 27, 2013. Its mandate is set out in the Further Education and Training Act 2013. Among other functions such as research, monitoring and coordinating of further education ...
The trade of construction plant fitting in the Republic of Ireland is essentially the training of mechanics who specialise in working on the type of machinery found on building sites. Bull-dozers, dump trucks, four-wheel drive vehicles, cement mixers and water pumps are all types of equipment worked on by construction plant fitters (cp fitters ...
The FÁS expenses scandal happened in Ireland in November/December 2008. Significant public and political outcry was roused, and at least one senior figure of a government organisation resigned. The scandal first emerged in June 2008 when Dáil Éireann (the lower house of the Irish parliament) was told one morning by Leader of the Opposition ...
The Further Education and Training Awards Council (Irish: Comhairle na nDámhachtainí Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna) or FETAC was a statutory qualification-awarding body for further education in Ireland. It was established on 11 June 2001 under the Qualifications (Education and Training) Act 1999.
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (often abbreviated to just Congress or ICTU), formed in 1959 by the merger of the Irish Trades Union Congress (founded in 1894) and the Congress of Irish Unions (founded in 1945), is a national trade union centre, the umbrella organisation to which trade unions in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland affiliate.
The programme is aimed at young people who have completed the Junior Certificate and students who have taken a FÁS course. According to a 2014 Irish Examiner report, approximately 3,000 students completed the Leaving Certificate Applied programme, compared to approximately 57,000 who completed the established Leaving Certificate exam programme.
qqi .ie. Quality and Qualifications Ireland ( QQI; Irish: Dearbhú Cáilíochta agus Cáilíochtaí Éireann) is the national agency responsible for qualifications in Ireland. It was established by the Oireachtas [1] in 2012 following the amalgamation of the National Qualifications Authority of Ireland, the Further Education and Training Awards ...